“It cannot be ignored that 200,000 Black residents left New York City in the past decade due to the cost of raising a family and lack of economic opportunity,” wrote a coalition of 14 Black New York City elected officials.
Donate NowAs the end of the state budget season draws near, 14 Black New York City elected officials are calling on state leaders to fund a set of policy measures they say would benefit Black New Yorkers.to the governor and state Senate and Assembly leaders, the group stressed the need to prioritize “equity” in the budget-making process and reverse the exodus of Black New Yorkers from the city.
The letter also stated: “When Black people have equitable access to health, safety and opportunity, everyone benefits.” Among the list of proposals outlined in the letter were the passage of the Clean Slate Act to seal certain convictions, a boost in local public school funding, increasing the affordability and accessibility of doulas, and a task force to address the disproportionately high number of missing women and girls of color.
“There’s a real hunger to deliver, now that we have a Black speaker of the Assembly, a Black speaker of the Council, a Black mayor, a Black attorney general,” said Kevin Wolfe, senior government affairs manager for the Center for New York City Neighborhoods. “We have Black folk in so many positions of power. There’s a huge emphasis.”
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